Two years later, Bao Si gave birth to a son to King Zhou You, named Bo Fu. King Zhou You also loved this little son because he doted on Bao Si.
Bao Si had a son, and her ambitions grew. Queen Shen was already middle-aged, and King Zhou You had long been alienated from her. Not only did Bao Si want to replace her, she also set her sights on the crown prince position, hoping that her son Bo Fu would replace her.
The prince Ji Yijiu. In order to accomplish this, she tried her best to serve King Zhou You. King Zhou You was fascinated by the praise and couldn't stand the constant rubbing of the beloved beauty, so he finally agreed.
In 777 BC, the fifth year of King You of the Zhou Dynasty, the imperial court issued an edict: "Depose Queen Shen and make Baosi the queen; depose the crown prince Yijiu and make Bo Fu the crown prince."
Ji Yijiu lost his position as crown prince and stayed in the prince's mansion all day long, never leaving or crossing the gate. He was in panic all day long. Today he was worried about tomorrow, and tomorrow he was worried about the day after tomorrow. There was not a day that went by that he was not in fear. Because he knew that the waste would be ruined.
Princes usually don't end well. After more than a month, Yijiu became very haggard and increasingly anxious, as if he had a serious illness.
One day, Bao Si sent someone to visit him. Ji Yijiu hurriedly lay on the bed and received Bao Si's visitor. The visitor brought a food box with stewed venison in it. Ji Yijiu refused and could not eat it.
He asked someone to put the food box on the table. After Bao Si's people left, Ji Yijiu and his retainers took the venison sent by Bao Si and fed it to the dog. They kept watching the dog finish the meat.
, just wanted to see if the dog would fall down. Unexpectedly, the dog was fine at all and was wagging its tail at them contentedly.
The retainer said: "Your Highness, you are worrying too much."
Yi Jiu said: "I'm not overly worried. Just because this piece of meat is non-poisonous today does not mean that the meat in the future will be non-poisonous. Since the day I was deposed, I have felt a sense of danger all the time. This feeling is increasing day by day."
The retainer said: "Your Highness is right. It is not advisable to stay in Haojing for a long time. Rather than waiting to die like this, it is better to leave the dangerous situation."
Ji Yijiu asked: "I have thought about it too. But where to go? Isn't it the king's land in the world? Where can I run?"
The guest said: "In this huge world, is there no place for you?"
Yijiu: "The question is who dares to take me in?"
The retainer said: "Go to the Kingdom of Shen."
Ji Yijiu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Oh, Shen State, if you want to escape, you can only go to Shen State."
The State of Shen was first established in the border area of today's Shaanxi and Shanxi. Later, King Zhou Xuan, the father of King Zhou You, sealed the lords of the State of Shen in the area of Xinyang, today's Henan Province. Although the State of Shen was a marquis state, its territory was very small.
The reason why Ji Yijiu's retainers mentioned the Kingdom of Shen was because Yijiu's mother, Queen Shen, was the daughter of the lord of the Kingdom of Shen, Marquis Shen. Ji Yijiu thought that the Kingdom of Shen and Haojing were separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and their grandfather
The territory was indeed a safe hiding place, so he decided to go to Shen Kingdom.
In order to escape, Ji Yijiu made full preparations. He announced that he was seriously ill to observe the reactions of King Zhou You and Bao Si. King Zhou You didn't care at all, but Bao Si sent someone to greet Ji Yi again.
Jiu knew that Bao Si's purpose was to check whether he was real or not, so he pretended to be more fake this time than last time. Therefore, Bao Si was relieved. She even said to Guo Shifu, a powerful figure in the court: "Yi Jiu is ill this time."
It’s not light.”
After hiding the truth from King Zhou You, Bao Si and others, Ji Yijiu prepared to flee. Before leaving, he went to the palace of his mother, Queen Shen. He came to say goodbye, but he only said that he had recovered from a serious illness and was going out.
Hunting. Queen Shen saw Yijiu's expression full of sadness and guessed what he was thinking.
Queen Shen asked: "Jiu'er, do you want to leave Hangu Pass?"
Ji Yijiu said: "Perhaps it will have to be further away. After I leave, please take care of your mother."
After hearing these words, Queen Shen knew that this farewell would be an eternity. She said with tears: "You should bring more gold and silver, choose a fast horse, and be careful along the way. When you go, you will be a rich and noble son.
Don't let things get complicated. Remember, as a mother, stability is the most important thing."
Ji Yijiu was in tears. He didn't dare to explain, and he didn't want his mother to be too sad, so he nodded lightly and said, "Please don't worry, Queen Mother."
That night, Ji Yijiu only took a dozen strong guards, rode on fast horses, left the east gate, and rushed towards the ancient Xiaohan Road. At dawn the next day, they left Hangu Pass. The rest of the way
, the mountains are high and the roads are far, and there are endless hardships. Wherever they go, they only say that they are rich young men from Haojing City, because they like to travel around the mountains and rivers, and want to travel all over the world. No officials or people anywhere suspect anything.
More than half a month later, Yijiu and his party arrived in Shen State.
After hearing Ji Yijiu's story, Marquis Shen fell down. He shook his white-haired head and said, "Jiu'er, if you run away, things will become big. This will lead to death."
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Yijiu knelt on the ground and said with tears: "Grandpa, there is no place for me in this world. I can only run to my parents' house. Please take me in, grandpa."
The old Marquis of Shen burst into tears, helped Yijiu up and said: "Although my country of Shen is small, it is still big enough to live in. I am old and have long looked down on my wealth and future. As long as I can save my descendants, I will not hesitate to risk my life."
.Jiu'er, you can stay here in peace. Remember, don't stretch yourself."
Yijiu cried: "My grandson can't repay grandpa for saving his life. Just let my grandson serve you wholeheartedly."
News of the deposed prince's escape quickly reached the ears of King You of Zhou, who immediately ordered Ji Yijiu to be captured. The edict was sent to all the princes of the country, saying: "The deposed prince Yijiu did not respect the king's order, feared crime and left the capital, and his whereabouts are unknown. Order all countries.
The princes will use all their strength to capture them. Anyone who has something to hide for himself will be killed according to the law!"
After King Zhou You issued this edict, he also thought that Yijiu might have fled to the State of Shen, so he sent a special edict to the Marquis of Shen. The edict read: "It is now known that the deposed prince Yijiu left the capital privately and sneaked into the State of Shen.
The Marquis of Shen is limited to use all his strength to arrest him. If he hides anything, he will be deemed to be guilty of the same crime."
After receiving the edict, Marquis Shen came to see Yijiu. He said, "The foolish king has gone too far to bully others. Look at this edict, the love of flesh and blood is gone. It is clear that he wants to drive you and me to death."
Yijiu asked in confusion: "Grandpa, what should I do?"
Marquis Shen said: "If you are handed over, I will not be able to live if you die. If I don't hand you over, we will die sooner or later. The king's orders are pressing." He sat there for a moment and said to himself: "If you are pressed, I will not be able to survive."
It’s easy to mess with.”
Yijiu said: "How can a small Shen country dare to compete with the emperor?"
Marquis Shen said: "You don't have to worry about this, I have a solution of my own." After saying that, he stood up and left. Yijiu didn't dare to ask more questions and just stared at Marquis Shen's back in a daze.
It is indeed inconvenient for Shen Hou to say more. He wants to resist, but he has two worries. First, the Shen State is not strong enough to dare to fight against the court. Second, he is also worried about his daughter's safety because Queen Shen is still there.
In Haojing City, Marquis Shen struggled with this issue for a long time.
Two months later, an envoy from King You of Zhou came to the State of Shen. His mission was mainly to urge the Marquis of Shen to capture Ji Yijiu. Of course, it also had the nature of an undercover investigation. In order to get through, the Marquis of Shen served her with good wine and meat every day.
The emperor's special envoy also sent a large number of gifts, and finally smoothed the matter over. But he knew in his heart that this was not a long-term solution.
At the end of summer of the second year, Shen Hou went out for two months. He went to the state of Zuo and the state of Xu respectively, and secretly contacted the two princes. After returning home, he sent two envoys to go all the way.
He came to Xirong who lived around Haojing in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and he planned to borrow the power of Xirong to realize his plan of resistance. Another envoy went directly to Haojing.
The envoy who went to Haojing was mainly to bring Queen Shen back to the Kingdom of Shen. He made up a pretty good reason, saying that he was seriously ill and wanted to see his daughter one last time.
After several months of preparations, both Xirong and Zuo agreed to send troops. Queen Shen also returned to Shen. Moreover, Marquis Shen also learned that because King Zhou You appointed Guo Shifu to be in power, the court had fallen into political corruption and disunity. By then
At this time, Marquis Shen no longer had any worries, and he was ready to do something that could change history.